Search
  • Home
  • Journalism
  • Naming
  • Copy
  • MUTHR, FCKD
  • Contact
Close
Menu
Search
Close
  • Home
  • Journalism
  • Naming
  • Copy
  • MUTHR, FCKD
  • Contact
Menu

Vivian Manning-Schaffel

Journalist. Essayist. Editor. Rumpshaker.

February 14, 2025

Rupert Everett on Why He Started Writing, Being Dazzled by Julie Andrews, and What He Thinks of the Kardashians

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Vanity Fair


In advance of his new collection of short stories, The American No, Everett opens up about finding the humor in rejection, the Oscar-nominated film that makes him want to “take a Valium” and more.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview, Celebrity


January 17, 2024

Ali Smith Recalls Her Punk Past

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


In the vivid memoir “The Ballad of Speedball Baby,” Smith paints an unflinchingly authentic ’90s portrait of life on the road.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview


January 16, 2024

Abbott Kahler’s Delightfully Dark Debut Novel, ‘Where You End’

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


The best-selling nonfiction author chats with Shondaland about the inner workings of her foray into fiction.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview


November 27, 2023

Pinky Cole Hopes You Fail

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


The Slutty Vegan entrepreneur shares motivational advice in her new book, I Hope You Fail: Ten Hater Statements Holding You Back From Getting Everything You Want.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview, Culture


November 2, 2023

There’s Something About Clementine Taylor

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


“Something About Her,” Taylor’s debut novel, explores youthful sapphic attraction.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview


October 10, 2023

Keegan-Michael and Elle Key School Us in Sketch Comedy

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


The comedic couple’s new book, “The History of Sketch Comedy,” explains the origins of the art form.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview, Comedy


September 26, 2023

Caitlin Moran’s Take on Men

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


In her thoughtful new book, the “strident feminist” dares to peek into what it means to be born with white male privilege.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview


September 19, 2023

Leslie Jones Holds Nothing Back in Her New Memoir

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


The hilarious comedian’s memoir is an inspirational story of resilience and reckoning.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview, Humor, Celebrity


September 11, 2023

Elyssa Maxx Goodman Celebrates the Rich History of Drag

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


Her debut book, “Glitter and Concrete,” chronicles the historical evolution of drag in New York, complete with Mae West’s drag origins.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview, LGBTQIA


July 31, 2023

Rebekah Bergman’s Homage to Humanity

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


With her debut novel, “The Museum of Human History,” Bergman explores our relentless pursuit of time.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview, Humor


July 11, 2023

In Her New Novel, ‘Ripe,’ Sarah Rose Etter Shows the Pitfalls of a Hyper-Capitalist System

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


Etter’s latest novel is a poignantly tragic, absurdist view of the “late-capitalist hellscape” that is grind culture.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview


May 16, 2023

Samantha Irby’s ‘Hostile’ Takeover

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


The writer/comedian talks to Shondaland about her hilarious new book, “Quietly Hostile,” her writing process, and what it’s like to write “And Just Like That.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview


May 3, 2023

Alexandra Auder’s Debut Memoir Finds Her at the Nexus of Fame, Family, and Finding Art

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


The “Don’t Call Me Home” writer talks to Shondaland about what went into writing her excellent debut memoir, her childhood in the Chelsea Hotel, and growing up in the outlier creative class.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview


April 17, 2023

Molly Ringwald Finds the Right Words

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


The actor and writer talks to Shondaland about translating “My Cousin Maria Schneider,” Vanessa Schneider’s reverent book of essays, from French to English, and what she’s up to next.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview, Celebrity


April 4, 2023

Joan Biskupic Takes Us Inside the Supreme Court

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


In her latest book, “Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court’s Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences,” the CNN senior legal analyst describes her view from a ringside seat into the inner workings of today’s polarized and polarizing Supreme Court.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview


March 29, 2023

Chuck D Listens With His Eyes

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


The hip-hop legend speaks candidly with Shondaland about his journey as a visual artist, his autobiographical new book of art, “Livin’ Loud,” and his recent PBS documentary, “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World.”

Read More

TAGS: Interview, Music, Author Interview


March 7, 2023

Lesley Paterson Goes the Extra Mile

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


The BAFTA-winning co-writer of “All Quiet on the Western Front” talks to Shondaland about her storytelling process and how sheer determination and being a triathlete helped her achieve her dream.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview, Women


January 31, 2023

Taleen Voskuni Is Sorry, Not Sorry for Her Promising Debut

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


With her debut novel, “Sorry, Bro,” Taleen Voskuni infuses Armenian culture with queer romance.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview, LGBTQIA


January 18, 2023

Mike Albo Takes Us to Another Dimension

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


With “Another Dimension of Us,” Albo makes a transcendent contribution to YA queer lit.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview, LGBTQIA


December 5, 2022

Jessica Grose on the Realities of Motherhood in the United States

by Vivian Manning-Schaffel in Shondaland


Grose’s latest book, “Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood,” begs us to acknowledge — and help ameliorate — the pain, exhaustion, hardship, and loneliness of being a mom.

Read More

TAGS: Author Interview, Women, Moms


  • Newer
  • Older

View Older Articles in the Archives

View The Archives
 

Home • Archives • The Latest • MUTHR, FCKD • Naming • Copy • Contact